Non-defining relative clauses Flashcards
Relative clauses are phrases to add information to the person or object.
Defining relative clauses add essential information in the phrase.
Non-defining relative clauses add extra information, non-essential. It is necessary to use commas, to use the correct pronoun (who or which), can quantify the noun ( many or half of which), we can comment on a whole sentence. When the information is about the object of the non-defining relative clause, we use whom not who, in formal and spoken English.
The woman who found my wallet handed it in to reception.
My friend’s birthday, which was last Friday, was great fun.
The people, half of whom had never voted before, elected a new leader.
The pigeons, which were all over the square, left a terrible mess, which was disgusting.
My German teacher, whom I really admired, retired last year.
The woman whom I called this morning was my secretary.
